Best Elementary Schools in Wisconsin

A teacher high-fives a student in a classroom.

Find the best Wisconsin elementary schools with SchoolDigger.com! Focused on test scores for accurate rankings, our user-friendly site simplifies your search. Empower your decisions by exploring top-rated schools, only on SchoolDigger.com - the ultimate guide to K-12 schools!

Year after year, SchoolDigger is always the first to publish Wisconsin test scores and rankings. Other sites use stale test score data that are several years old! Be in the know with the very latest performance metrics.

The list is updated annually upon the release of the Forward Exam test scores by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction. The most recent update was on Tuesday, October 8, 2024.

Be the first to know when we post new test scores and rankings!

School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2021)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 1061)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
550861000978	811	Monroe Elementary	Public	K-5	2502 S 14th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9550	270	23	11.7	56.3%	152 (56.3%)	24 (8.9%)	26 (9.6%)	30 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38 (14.1%)	$13,476			$855			$12,620	30.3	34.5	778	33
550582000622	812	Fort Howard Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	520 Dousman St	Green Bay	54303	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 448-2105	257	26	10	86.4%	55 (21.4%)	63 (24.5%)	71 (27.6%)	12 (4.7%)	15 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (16.0%)	$16,234			$2,133			$14,101	30.3	16	912	100
551119002719	813	Shapiro STEM Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1050 W 18th Ave	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0164	206	21	10	50.5%	147 (71.4%)	3 (1.5%)	16 (7.8%)	14 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (12.6%)	$15,842			$1,423			$14,419	30	33.4	787	26
550039002880	814	Appleton Bilingual School	Public, Charter	K-5	912 N Oneida St	Appleton	54911	Outagamie County	Appleton Area School District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(920) 852-5535	134	7	18.1	53.7%	39 (29.1%)	2 (1.5%)	89 (66.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	$11,427			$911			$10,516	29.8	30.5	814
550861000977	815	Madison Elementary	Public	K-5	701 N 4th St	Manitowoc	54220	Manitowoc County	Manitowoc School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 663-9540	207	20	10.5	68.6%	114 (55.1%)	14 (6.8%)	48 (23.2%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (13.0%)	$14,520			$1,351			$13,169	29.7	37.1	743	72
551641002144	816	Coon Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Lien St	Coon Valley	54623	Vernon County	Westby Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(608) 452-3143	115	12	9.9	26.1%	110 (95.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.3%)	$12,580			$1,286			$11,293	29.7	52.4	580	236
551119001499	817	Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-5	910 N Sawyer St	Oshkosh	54902	Winnebago County	Oshkosh Area School District	No	No	No	Yes	(920) 424-0411	247	24	10.4	65.2%	120 (48.6%)	33 (13.4%)	28 (11.3%)	38 (15.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (11.3%)	$15,028			$1,056			$13,971	29.7	33	789	28
550732000800	818	Bose Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1900 15th St	Kenosha	53140	Kenosha County	Kenosha School District	No	No	No	Yes	(262) 359-4044	256	23	11.1	72.3%	90 (35.2%)	73 (28.5%)	67 (26.2%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (7.8%)	$15,835			$1,069			$14,766	29.4	29.3	821	3
551626002103	819	Franklin Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2060 S 86th St	West Allis	53227	Milwaukee County	West Allis-West Milwaukee School District	No	No	No	Yes	(414) 604-3710	246	17	14.3	52.4%	126 (51.2%)	19 (7.7%)	66 (26.8%)	6 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28 (11.4%)	$13,426			$1,045			$12,380	29.4	39.4	717	102
550582000166	820	King Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1601 Dancing Dunes Dr	Green Bay	54313	Brown County	Green Bay Area Public School District	No	No	No	No	(920) 492-2771	305	21	14.2	45.2%	135 (44.3%)	14 (4.6%)	47 (15.4%)	23 (7.5%)	51 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.5%)	$13,299			$1,026			$12,273	29.1	35.5	768	52

Sign up for updates!

Be the first to know when we update our rankings!

Other SchoolDigger ranking lists for Wisconsin

Elementary Schools Middle Schools High Schools Districts Cities

New! SchoolDigger ranking lists for WI student subgroups:

Female Students Male Students Asian Students African American Students Hispanic Students Native American Students White Students Multi-racial Students English Language Learner Students Special Education Students Low Socio Economic Status Students

About our rankings:

Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on Forward Exam English Language Arts, Forward Exam Mathematics, Forward Exam Social Studies, Forward Exam Science test scores released by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
These rankings were last updated on October 8, 2024, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
For more information about our ranking process, please see our Ranking FAQ. Details about our methodology are here.

Educational resources:

Public School Districts and Their Services: A Comprehensive Guide

Girl in a wheelchair raising her hand in a classroom setting

Understanding an IEP: The Ultimate Guide for Parents and Educators

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.